Seismological Structure Of Slabs, Volume 35 (advances In Geophysics)
by Renata Dmowska /
1994 / English / PDF
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This monograph provides an overview of the progress made in
illuminating the properties of deep slabs and the surrounding
mantle, since the introduction of the plate tectonics model to the
earth sciences 25 years ago. The thermal and chemical
characteristics of the subducted lithosphere are determined through
thermal and petrological modelling, with seismological observations
providing critical constraints on model parameters. Down-wellings
of the oceanic lithosphere play a critical role in plate tectonics
by recycling to the mantle material that has risen at mid-ocean
ridges and cooled at the Earth's surface. To assist future efforts
in developing detailed thermal and petrological models of oceanic
lithosphere down-wellings, this volume includes a review of
seismological observations and models. A range of seismological
procedures are considered, from travel time constraints on seismic
velocity anomalies in the subducting lithospheric slabs, to wave
conversions and reflections of internal and external slab
boundaries. A reference list is included for earth science
researchers and seismological specialists which lists most of the
critical literature on slab structure.
This monograph provides an overview of the progress made in
illuminating the properties of deep slabs and the surrounding
mantle, since the introduction of the plate tectonics model to the
earth sciences 25 years ago. The thermal and chemical
characteristics of the subducted lithosphere are determined through
thermal and petrological modelling, with seismological observations
providing critical constraints on model parameters. Down-wellings
of the oceanic lithosphere play a critical role in plate tectonics
by recycling to the mantle material that has risen at mid-ocean
ridges and cooled at the Earth's surface. To assist future efforts
in developing detailed thermal and petrological models of oceanic
lithosphere down-wellings, this volume includes a review of
seismological observations and models. A range of seismological
procedures are considered, from travel time constraints on seismic
velocity anomalies in the subducting lithospheric slabs, to wave
conversions and reflections of internal and external slab
boundaries. A reference list is included for earth science
researchers and seismological specialists which lists most of the
critical literature on slab structure.
